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The article discusses five psychological insights into self-improvement and attraction, emphasizing that attractiveness is influenced by emotional matching, external perception, powerful connections, making others nervous, and creative talent, rather than just physical appearance.

Abstract

The article "5 Psychological Facts About Self Improvement" delves into the nuanced factors that contribute to a person's attractiveness and potential for success in self-improvement. It posits that people are drawn to others who share similar personality traits and mindsets, categorized by Helen Fisher into four types based on hormonal correlations: dopamine for creativity, serotonin for honesty, testosterone for intellect, and estrogen for imagination. The piece also explores how external perceptions can skew self-image, suggesting that individuals often underestimate their own attractiveness when compared to how others see them. Furthermore, it highlights the significance of emotional connections, which can override physical attractiveness, and the impact of non-verbal cues and body language on social interactions. The article concludes by asserting that creative talent can enhance a person's appeal, citing a study by the Royal Society of Open Science that found creatively talented individuals to be more engaging and attractive, regardless of physical attributes.

Opinions

  • The author believes that self-improvement is crucial for success and that sharing knowledge about psychological insights can benefit others.
  • Emotional matching is seen as a key factor in attraction, with people naturally liking those who have similar personalities and thought processes.
  • The author suggests that self-assessment of attractiveness is often inaccurate and that individuals should consider others' perspectives to gain a true understanding of their appeal.
  • Strong emotional connections are considered to have a powerful psychological effect, potentially altering one's perception of attractiveness.
  • The article implies that nervousness in social interactions can be a sign of insecurity or a reaction to an attractive personality, not necessarily a negative indicator.
  • Creative talent is presented as an important aspect of attractiveness, with the potential to make individuals more engaging and appealing to others.

5 Psychological Facts About Self Improvement

Number 4:- Making Others Nervous

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Self Improvement is the Most Important Quality in Life if You Want To Be Successful in Life. I’m the person who always tries to improve myself and wanted to share all my knowledge with others.

That’s why, In this article, I’m going to tell you 5 Psychological Facts About Self Improvement which will enhance your knowledge and will help you in the future.

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Ernest Hemingway

#1. EMOTIONAL MATCHING

Naturally, We Like The Person who has the mindset, Personality, thought like us. For Ex. If You Are Smart And Creative Then You Will Find That Quality in Other People Also.

But the Question is, How Will You Know That Which Type Of People You Like ?

In 1992, Helen Fisher Who is Biological Anthropologist Told us How Personality Chemistry works.

In Her Book ‘The Anatomy of Love’She divides the Personality into 4 Categories in which She Gives Each Category a different name from the Names of Hormones.

1st Category:- DOPAMINE

Which Represent Braveness And Creativity

2nd Category:- SEROTONIN

Which Represent Intelligence And Honesty

3rd Category:- TESTOSTERONE

Which Represent Analytical And Intellectual People

4th Category:- ESTROGEN

Which Represent The People Who Have High Imagination Skill

That’s why It Is Possible that Some People won’t Like Your Personality But It Is also Possible that a Very Big Number of People Are Waiting For a person like You.

#2. EXTERNAL PREDICTION

External Prediction Means Other People View On Next Person Externally.

How Will You Know That How Attractive You Are ?

This is Not Easy. Yes, You Can Give You Rating By Standing In Front Of a Mirror but most of the People Make Mistakes here because most of the people see themself from their perspective. They Are Seeing the Same Face Which They See In The Early Morning and that’s why You don’t think that You Are Attractive, Special and Exciting.

You Will Only See Bad Qualities in Yourself Which Can Be Pimples, Acne, Hair,etc. But the TRUTH is Other People Not See these Small- Small Things. If You Want To Know How Attractive You Are Then You Have Change Your Own Point Of View And Have To See From Other People Point Of View.

The Association Of Psychological Science Conduct One Experiment in which the First Person Have To Rate themselves and then To Others. Result As The Person Rate Them Low than Others. So, If You Want to Know How Attractive You Are then You Have To Change Your Point Of View.

If You Have these General Qualities, then Be Relax, Because You Are More Attractive and Good than you Think…

#3. Powerful Connections

Powerful Connections means Emotional Connection as well as other types of connections between two Person.

The Strong Emotional Connection Can Beat The very Attractive Person. Emotional Connection Can Change Your Point Of View towards other person and Because of this Connection it is possible that You Will Feel Very Connected And Close to that Person.

Journal Personality Of Social Psychology did Study in 2014 in which they found that Strong Emotional Connection results in Psychological Effect to the Person from who you are attracted from.

For Ex. If A Person Hurts You then You Started Seeing them from a Negative Perspective. Whenever You See That Person You Will Feel Very Sad and This is How if a Person is very Attractive and have good looking Personality but if he hurts you then You will be never Attracted from his Personality.

Opposite to this if you have a good Emotional connection with another Person then You Will Feel Very Connected and Close to that Person Even the person is not Attractive.

So, Emotional Connection Plays An Very Important Role in Life. You Should Make Good And Positive Emotional Connection with Other Person in Life.

#4. MAKING OTHER NERVOUS

Making Other Nervous Means Whenever The Strange Person Comes in front of us it Become Very Nervous Not because he is meeting you for the first time but because he wants that you should like him.

If You Feel, the Person is Feeling Nervous Or Hesitate While Talking with You then the Person Might Be Feeling Insecure with You but the maximum Chances is that the Person Is Frightened By Your personality. It is very normal to feeling nervous in front of very attractive person because it happens with most of the person.

‘Non Verbal Behaviour’ Studied in 2014 that Body Language is the main reason behind this. The Person who is talking to an Attractive Person Have Very Nervous And Confusing Body Language. The Person Sometimes Started Rolling Her Hair by her hand while Sometimes they show Defensive Body Language.

The Researcher Also Research The Language And Vocal of the Person and researcher found that when the person talks to other attractive Person then he can’t express himself as he wanted to Express. The Pitch of that Person Becomes Different Sometimes Pitch goes high and sometimes low.

If A Person is Showing this type Of Reaction while talking to you then you Should Understand that the Person is Feeling Very Nervous but the Actual TRUTH is that he wanted that You Should Like him and because of this the behavior of that Person is Changing time to time.

#5. CREATIVE TALENT

Creative Talent means the person who has some Creative talent to show other people. The Person who is Creative in Nature. A person who has Creative Talent Found to be more Engaging with other people.

Royal Society Of Open Science Studied in 2017 that The Creative Talent Only Can Makes The Person Attractive and in this experiment the Person Who has some Talent found to be more Attractive than others even if he is skiny or Very Fat..

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So, From All These Facts the Conclusion Comes that:-

The Person Personality and his Looks Not Decide The Person is Attractive or Not it Depends on Many Factors.

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